Designing the Collection of Process Icons: Sketches & Drafts
Icon sketches: inspiration, mockups, drafts, ideas, palettes, mood boards
I’m having so much fun designing this icon for drafts and sketches! Perhaps because I love this part of the process myself. Gathering inspiration, finding reference, doing research, catching ideas that spark in mind maps and mood boards.
The texture I used for the Moleskine (image below) is the same as the one I originally designed for the leather wallet, briefcase, satchel, old book and folder icons in the Organizer Collection. I felt that it worked well for the Moleskine and that it helped make the icons fit smoothly together, connecting the Moleskine with other icons.
While I was working on the icon for “Sketches, Drafts”, I came up with several variations. First I felt I had to pick one, but then I realised that a lot of people probably have different kinds of inspirational material that they collect. There could be drafts of text or images or a combination. There could be textures and palettes. Or combinations. So, why not include all three!? I’m calling them Sketches/Drafts, Ideas and Inspiration but naturally you can modify their names so that they work for you. How could you make use for these icons?
Sketches, drafts, inspiration, ideas
[To be continued... ]
Did you miss the other parts of this series?
- Part One: Designing the Collection of Process Icons: Sketches
- Part Two: Designing the Collection of Process Icons: A Vintage Touch
- Part Three: Designing the Collection of Process Icons: Indicating Time
- Part Four: Designing the Collection of Process Icons: Look and Feel
- Part Five: Designing the Collection of Process Icons: The Dreaded Report
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- Designing the Collection of Process Icons: A Vintage Touch
Tags: creative cycle, creative process, design, ink, sketch, texture
These are soo inspiring! I really adore your sketches lots and seeing your process is truely inspirational! Have a lovely merry happy week and love to you!
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All I can say is :)
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I do love all of the icons you have been doing so far, very nice. I also enjoy the “initial/rough sketches” a lot. I hope they won’t disappear, they are worthy of release as well.
Hi Kate,
I love reading about your process and what it takes to make these incredible icons. I hope all is well and that you are still having some nice weather over there. Be well.
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Hi Kate,
I love the inspiration and ideas icons, the colors grab me. I could imagine putting lovely photos that I might use on my blog or to print later to design jewelry from in the “inspiration” icon. I could also imagine putting calls for entry, exhibition details, stores i may look into in the future in the “ideas” icon.
Patsy. :)
These are really wonderful, Kat… very vibrant in color and feel! :o) Happy Days ((HUGS))
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Fabulous! Your illustrations are pure delight and I love that they are simultaneously simple yet detailed.
And yeah…why not keep ‘em all?! Those three things can be very different for people. You were definitely able to capture, in illustrations, the essence of purpose behind each icon.
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